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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
618 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2024
 

MSZ004-005-009-022345-
Tippah MS-Alcorn MS-Prentiss MS-
618 PM CDT Tue Apr 2 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL TIPPAH...NORTHWESTERN
PRENTISS AND WESTERN ALCORN COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM CDT...

At 617 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ripley, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Ripley, Jumpertown, Gravestown, Theo, Falkner, Kossuth, Murry,
Allentown, Hightown, Collinstown, Crumtown, Gift, Whitten Town,
Peoples, Tiplersville, Lone Pine, and Chalybeate.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for northeastern
Mississippi...and west Tennessee.

&&

LAT...LON 3468 8862 3469 8909 3481 8909 3482 8904
      3486 8904 3486 8902 3488 8902 3500 8865
      3499 8865 3487 8859
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 253DEG 36KT 3479 8897 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

MJ